A catalytic process developed by researchers at Peking University is transforming how the plastics industry approaches PET ...

French company Carbios says it has produced the first polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles made completely with purified terephthalic acid (rPTA) that is produced through the company’s enzymatic ...

Teijin Ltd., one of Japan's leading makers of synthetic fibers, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, plans to recycle PET bottles back into PET resin of sufficient purity it can be used to manufacture new ...

Researchers have developed electrochemical methods that break down waste PET plastic, the material in most disposable water and soda bottles, into useful chemical building blocks while simultaneously ...

"Full compatibility" verified with PET bottle recycling streams, proving recyclability from the material design stage ...

Discover how Niagara Bottling is advancing bottle-to-bottle recycling with its newly acquired rPET packaging facility in ...

Scientists in the U.S. claim to have successfully upcycled PET waste bottles into an electrochemical active-carbon material that functions as a double‐layer supercapacitor substance. They said that ...

Around the world, there is now general agreement that the only possible development model capable of delivering a “zero waste” future to the world is the Circular Economy. Today, however, there are ...

Plastic pollution is a global problem. The statistics are alarming – and emotive. The WWF reports that 8 million tonnes of plastic are dumped in our oceans every year and 90% of seabirds have plastic ...

Imagine you are a packaging veteran consulting for a beverage brand that wants to redesign its flagship 500-mL/16.9-ounce PET bottle for maximum sustainability. What strategies should your client ...